NAME
Headway
New
New
CLASS
Unit test 1B
Intermediate
Intermediate
1 Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple
or Present Continuous form of the verb.
1 (study) Does he study at a university in the USA?
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11 When … learning English?
a have you started b were you starting c did you start
2 We (not want) _____ to go to the gym.
1 point for each correct answer 3 (live) _____ he _____ with his parents?
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
4 What (eat) _____ the children usually _____ for
breakfast?
verb.
5 She (work) _____ for many foreign companies.
1 She (not like) didn’t like the concert, so she went home
in the interval.
6 I think he (work) _____ this evening.
7 She (not drive) _____ to work because she hasn’t got a
car.
2 They (do) _____ some difficult exercises yesterday.
8 Don’t change the channel! I (watch) _____ that quiz
show!
4 He (not ask) _____ her to marry him yet.
10 (go) _____ we _____ to the cinema this evening?
11 My husband normally (arrive) _____ home at about 6
p.m.
2 Circle the correct form of the verb.
1 … on holiday in Corsica last summer?
a Were you b Have you been c Are you
2 Sorry we’re late. How long … for us?
a are you waiting b have you waited c have you been waiting
3 … he … her yet?
a Will … call b Has … called c Does … call
3 (meet) _____ I _____ your brother yet?
5 Spain (win) _____ the European football
championship in 2008.
9 (speak) _____ your parents _____ three languages?
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6 (chat) _____ they _____ on the phone when the police
arrived?
7 The test (not start) _____ on time, so they told us to
hurry up!
8 How long (know) _____ you _____ each other?
9 The weather is bad so she (go) _____ already _____
home.
10 John and Paul (not work) _____ when the boss arrived
to check on them.
11 The European Union (found) _____ in the 1950s.
1 point for each correct answer 10
4 Complete the questions.
4 His family … in Oxford since 1999.
a has lived b lives c is living
1 A Do you like thrillers?
B No, I don’t. I prefer romances.
5 They … this Sunday.
a are not working b don’t be working c are working not
2 A Look! _____ that policeman speaking to our mum?
B Yes, I think he is.
6 I … from Southern France.
a ’m not b haven’t c haven’t been
7 The match was on Saturday, but we … .
a weren’t gone b didn’t go c haven’t gone
8 The quiz questions … by our teacher.
a were preparing b were prepared c prepared
9 … the answers to the quiz?
a Do they know b Are they knowing c Have they known
10 Most Hungarian actors … outside Hungary.
a haven’t known b aren’t knowing c aren’t known
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3 A _____ he enjoy the performance?
B No, I don’t think he did.
4 A _____ she _____ a sister?
B No, she hasn’t, but she’s got two brothers.
5 A Where _____ your family _____?
B Mum and Dad are both from Newcastle.
6 A What _____ your grandmother _____?
B My grandmother was a doctor.
7 A _____ you going to the cinema this evening?
B No, I’m not. I have to go to the dentist.
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NAME
Headway
New
CLASS
Unit test 1B
Intermediate
7 These sentences all contain a form of the nonsense word
8 A _____ Mr and Mrs Jones _____ a new car?
B No, I don’t think they have. They’ve just painted it a
new colour.
9 A Why _____ you late this morning?
B Because there weren’t any buses and I couldn’t get
a taxi.
10 A _____ we going to watch this film?
B Yes, we are. Don’t you like it?
11 A _____ you want to come to the park with us?
B Yes, I do.
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5 Complete the sentences with is or has.
uggy. Decide if the form is a verb, a noun, an adjective or
an adverb.
1 Sunday was an uggy day, so we had to cancel the
concert in the park. adjective
2 The uggy that he bought for her birthday was
too big.
_____
3 She tried uggily hard to complete the project
on time.
_____
4 He has uggied in this town for many years.
_____
5 I think my work is uggier than yours.
_____
6 They didn’t uggy until after midnight.
_____
Replace the form of the word uggy in 1–6 with the best
word a–f.
1 Carl is from Birmingham.
a rainy
2 Francesca _____ 21.
3 Tom _____ gone to the community centre.
4 Paul _____ had a lot of time to learn to drive a car.
5 Vienna _____ in central Europe.
6 The pin number _____ needed to make a transaction.
7 Our neighbour _____ got a new car.
1
b desperately
_____
c dress
_____
d lived
_____
e arrive
_____
f worse
_____
8 Carla _____ coming to see us this weekend.
1 point for each correct answer 10
9 It _____ been several months since I saw my sister.
8 Match the suffixes a–f with the gaps in 1–6 to make
10 Anita _____ in the living room.
words.
11 My sister _____ got the flu.
1 point for each correct answer 10
1 My wife’s really critical. She doesn’t like the way I do
things. d
2 We thought their crit_____ was a bit negative, but they
were right. _____
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs.
3 He’s got a job as a crit_____, and he writes about all the
new shows. _____
Millions of people in Britain (1 watch) watch general
knowledge quizzes on TV. One of the most popular shows
(2 be) __________ Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
Chris Tarrant (3 present) __________ Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire? in Britain, and it (4 be) __________ extremely
popular in many countries all over the world. To enter the quiz,
people telephone and (5 answer) __________ a simple
recorded question. If someone (6 get) __________ a place
on the show, they go to the studio where they take part in the
TV quiz.
4 She was a great perform_____. _____
5 He is perform_____ Verdi’s Traviata tonight. _____
6 Their first perform_____ was terrible. _____
a -ance
b -er
c -ic
d -ical
2 points for each correct answer 10
e -icism
f -ing
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NAME
Headway
New
CLASS
Unit test 1B
Intermediate
9 Match a word from A with a word from B. Then
6 A There are still tickets for 6.30, but the 9.30
__________ is sold out, I’m afraid.
B That’s fine. We’ll __________ two, one adult and
one child, please.
complete the gaps in the sentences.
A
B
close-knit
cosmopolitan
drive
extended
fall
well-paid
job
in love
family
community
city
carelessly
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11 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 We have a cancellation this evening.
___________________________________________
1 My father tends to drive carelessly. He’s had quite a few
accidents.
2 What contact do you have with your extended family?
___________________________________________
2 I’d like to know my __________ __________ better.
I’m not very close to them.
3 Have you known your friends since childhood?
3 I live in a __________ __________. All the neighbours
are also good friends.
4 I need to make an urgent appointment.
4 London is a __________ __________. It’s famous for
its multicultural character.
5 Is yours a close-knit family?
5 I’d like to find a __________ __________. My salary at
the moment isn’t so brilliant.
6 I live in a very cosmopolitan city.
6 You can’t think of anything but that special person
when you __________ __________.
7 Did you have a good day?
1 point for each correct answer ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
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10 Complete the conversations with words from the box.
checking have joining make meet mind no
performance thank the time want
1 A Earl Grey tea or Ceylon tea? And do you want milk
and sugar with it?
B Earl Grey, please. Sugar, but no milk. Can I
have some lemon instead?
8 Have here or take away?
___________________________________________
9 You don’t feel completely at home in either country.
___________________________________________
10 We try to live frugally to help our children go to
university.
___________________________________________
2 A I don’t think you’ve met Chris. He’s __________ us
from the Sydney office.
B Hello. Good to __________ you. I’ve heard a lot
about you, Chris.
1 point for each correct answer Total
10
100
3 A Is it __________ for lunch?
B Yes, it is.
A __________ goodness!
4 A I’m sorry, I can’t __________ the meeting. My
train’s running late.
B Never __________. We’ll start without you and
talk later.
5 A How many bags are you __________ in today?
B Just __________ one.
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